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    Sale 8637

    Imperial and Post-Revolutionary Russian Art and Icons

    London, South Kensington

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    17 December 1999

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    • Dominik Ernestovich Gagen (c.1
    Lot 4

    Dominik Ernestovich Gagen (c.1815-1876)

    Scenes from Russian rural Life

    Price realised

    GBP 2,070

    Estimate

    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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    Dominik Ernestovich Gagen (c.1815-1876)
    Scenes from Russian rural Life
    signed in Cyrillic 'D. Gagen' and dated 1838-43
    pencil, black ink and wash on yellowish paper
    13.5/8 x 16in. (34.5 x 42cm.) (8)

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    Lot Essay

    These sketches are similar to the illustrations in the album Russian Scenes and Costumes published in Moscow in 1841.

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